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Date of Birth
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11-June-1910
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Place of Birth
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Saint-André-de-Cubzac
(Gironde, Aquitaine, France)
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Nationality
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France
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Also know as
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Jacques Cousteau, le Commandant Cousteau, Captain Cousteau, Kaptan Cousteau, Kaptan Kusto, Jacques-Yves Cousteau AC, Jacques Cousteau
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Profession
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Photographer, Film director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Television Producer, Author, Oceanographer
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Jacques-Yves Cousteau AC was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-Lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française.
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